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The nominations for the 2015 GRAMMY Awards are being revealed throughout the day on Friday starting at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Sam Smith and Beyoncé were among those widely expected to score multiple nods.
Nominations for Album of the Year—still the crown jewel of the GRAMMYs—will be announced during a CBS Christmas special Friday night.
The actual awards ceremony is set for Feb. 8, airing live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.
See the list of nominees below, updated as available. (Full list here as of 2 p.m. EST.)
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Album of the Year
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams - G I R L
Beck - Morning Phase
Ed Sheeran - x
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay - Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Ariana Grande - My Everything
Katy Perry - Prism
Ed Sheeran - x
Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour
Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea - Fancy (featuring Charli XCX)
Sam Smith - Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)
Sia - Chandelier
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko - Sail Out
Chris Brown - X
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
Pharrell Williams - G I R L
Mali Music - Mali Is...
Best Rock Song
Paramore - Ain't It Fun
Beck - Blue Moon
The Black Keys - Fever
Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good
Jack White - Lazaretto
Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley - Riser
Eric Church - The Outsiders
Brandy Clark - Twelve Stories
Miranda Lambert - Platinum
Lee Ann Womack - The Way I’m Livin’
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend - All of Me (Live Version)
Sia - Chandelier
Sam Smith - Stay with Me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Best New Artist
HAIM
Sam Smith
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Song of the Year (Songwriter)
Hozier - Take Me to Church
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Sam Smith - Stay with Me
Sia - Chandelier
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy
Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars
A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
Best Rap Performance
Drake - 0 to 100/The Catch Up
Eminem - Rap God
Childish Gambino - 3005
Lecrae - All I Need Is You
Kendrick Lamar - i
Best Alternative Album
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
Jack White - Lazaretto
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Alt-J - This Is All Yours
Cage the Elephant - Melophobia
Best Rap Album
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
Common - Nobody's Smiling
ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood
Best Music Video
Arcade Fire - We Exist
DJ. Snake - Turn Down for What (featuring Lil Jon)
Sia - Chandelier
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Woodkid - The Golden Age (featuring Max Richter)
Best Dance Recording
Clean Bandit - Rather Be
Disclosure - F for You (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Duke Dumont & Jax Jones - I Got You
ZHU - Faded
Basement Jaxx - Never Say Never